Killer Instinct

[The Sun]

find something that pisses the shit out of you, think about it 2 minutes prior to the set, and then walk to the bar, let a battlecry go and get under it. does the job every fucking single time.

[rockyshaun]

(well, who really "enjoys" dead lifts?).
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It is my favorite lift, and I hate that I can only do it once a week. It is like Christmas morning when I get to deadlift.

[Bloodninja666]

It is my favorite lift, and I hate that I can only do it once a week. It is like Christmas morning when I get to deadlift.

Same^^

[ColoWayno]

Thanks, good ideas. I'll do the warm up sets before dead lifts and the walkout before my worksets.

And some of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgkYHx3LwM0

[Briks42]

I've also been just listening to the radio station they have on at the gym. If they go to a commercial right when I'm getting ready to lift it takes all of the air out of me. Time to start taking the IPod.

I think this describes part of your problem right here. I always blast music while i workout (home gym), and I think it helps keeped me amped, but if a random slow song or skit or something comes on before I do my set, I honestly don't even notice it. I am usually focused enough on squatting that I don't even hear the noise at all.

I think if something like a commercial coming on is messing with your head that much, you are definitely not mentally prepared enough before your squat sets.

I know this isn't really a solution to your problem, I just wanted to point out that I think you have to focus more.

[ColoWayno]

Not on dandelions, ehh?
That's at least half the problem. Hopefully squatting more than 1x per week will help fix that too.

[METAL VIPER]

Thanks, good ideas. I'll do the warm up sets before dead lifts and the walkout before my worksets.

And some of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgkYHx3LwM0

If you're doing the 'Boring but Big' on 5/3/1, I've heard of swapping the BBB DL and squat days, so on your deadlift day you can use the warm up sets mentioned above, deadlift, and then do 5x10 @ 50% to get some volume in and keep the groove greased.

[ColoWayno]

Good deal, MV, it's dead lift day and I think I'll do just what you said.

[METAL VIPER]

Good deal, MV, it's dead lift day and I think I'll do just what you said.

Right on man. Let me know how it goes. I'm running Texas Method right now, but I like the premise of 5/3/1 and have been toying with running it after a while with a few tweaks, such as what was mentioned above as well as either swapping press BBB on bench day and vice versa or combining press and bench day into 1 workout.

[ColoWayno]

That went well. I did all of my prescribed reps and got a PR on dead lifts. I'm starting to worry about my form on the DL's. Time to take the video camera.

I'm expecting some sweet DOMs today.